Wexford County News

I was very disappointed to read in your paper that the Wexford County courthouse commissioners' room was used last Friday afternoon to hold a one-candidate political town hall meeting and press conference for congressional candidate, John Moolenaar.

The Oasis Family Resource Center in Wexford County is putting a $2,000 grant to use at their women's shelter.

When voters in Boon Township go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 5, they will consider a renewal of a small millage that supplements their operating millage.

Prior to the building's demolition, crews were busy salvaging items such as baseboard heaters, a new boiler and other mechanical items that can be used in the new building.

A Cadillac father has agreed to a plea deal in a child abuse case in which a 7-week-old infant was initially diagnosed with multiple skull fractures.

A prosecuting attorney says a Mesick man was high on marijuana when his minivan crashed into the car of a Cadillac mother of three, causing her death last year.

Community members will be picking up their tools and volunteering their time to build a new home in Wexford County.

The number of animals being euthanized at the Wexford County Animal Shelter has taken a dramatic drop, and volunteers are receiving the credit for the change.

A Grayling woman who was the caretaker of the finances of a number of Wexford County adults faces perjury and embezzlement charges involving their care.

John Moolenaar visited Cadillac on the campaign trail and got a little help from one of his friends: former Congressman Pete Hoekstra.

The Cadillac Tractor Supply Company store was recently recognized with the Class Champion award for meeting company goals during the 4-H/TSC Spring 2014 Paper Clover Promotion.

The director of the Department of Public Works in Wexford County said he has tendered his resignation and will leave the DPW but not the area.

A Cadillac woman is charged with home invasion in Selma Township, and could face up to life in prison if convicted due to her past record.

"It seems like 4-H has been stronger in the past," Trautner said. "Hopefully, through awareness of everything 4-H offers, we will be able to bring those numbers up."

The Wexford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a breaking and entering which occurred at the Manton Sports Complex on Wiles Street.

Jessica Larae Wentworth, 22, has been sentenced in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County to 120 days in jail, with credit for 94 days, according to court records, after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine.

A Mesick man has pleaded guilty in a criminal sexual conduct case for allegedly having sex with a child under the age of 13 at his home in Wexford County.

Change has come to the Cadillac-Wexford Transit Authority as the Cadillac City Council appointed attorney Stephen King to the CWTA board instead of re-appointing CWTA chairman Craig Taylor.

Recently, judges William Fagerman and Charles Parsons informed the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners of some interesting news: Criminals now won't be charged as much after breaking the law.

Voters in Greenwood and Colfax townships, which share a joint fire department, will see identical millage renewal requests on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot in support of fire protection.